Status Updates From Atlas Shrugged

"I do not wish to work in a world that regards me as a slave. I do not wish to be of any value to people. If I succeeded in rebuilding the motor, I would not let you place it in their service. I would not take it upon my conscience that anything produced by my mind should be used to bring them comfort...I will see them all die of starvation, myself included, rather than forgive them for this..." (593).